Recommendations for deriving and using student ratings of college teachers are presented. General recommendations for teacher evaluation include: (1) using multiple sources of data about a faculty member; (2) using student ratings as one aspect; and (3) determining the purpose of the ratings before they are collected. Ten specific recommendations are made for the design, implementation, and interpretation of a student rating system. Suggestions are also made for short and long (diagnostic) rating forms that include open-ended comments. Six recommendations are made for the administration of the student rating system; these include anonymity of student raters. Final steps in interpretation support the development of a written explanation of how analyses of student ratings are to be interpreted and appointment of a faculty member as a consultant to help the faculty use the ratings. A 20-item list of references is included. (SLD)